'Forget The Past...We Want Ram Temple To Now Be Built': RSS Chief On Ayodhya Verdict

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today gave the 2.77 acre disputed land in Ayodhya to the Hindus and asked the government to give an alternate 5-acre land somewhere else to the Sunni Waqf Board, which was a party to the title suit, to build a mosque.

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

New Delhi: Welcoming the verdict on Ayodhya case, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said the Supreme Court judgement should not be seen as victory or loss of anybody. "We should forget all about the past, perform our duties expected of us,"Bhagwat said in a press conference. When asked if RSS is fine with judgement that land for Muslims must be in Ayodhya, Bhagwat said "Whatever the court has said we will examine, we want that govt should do things to end dispute, now it is for the govt to do whatever has to be done. We want the temple to be built". Responding to a question on the All India Muslim Personal Law Board deciding to file a review petition in the matter, Bhagwat said " You need to to ask this question to them". ALSO READ: Congress Welcomes Ayodhya Verdict, Says 'BJP Can't Politicise The Issue Further' In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today gave the 2.77 acre disputed land in Ayodhya to the Hindus and asked the government to give an alternate 5-acre land somewhere else to the Sunni Waqf Board, which was a party to the title suit, to build a mosque. In the unanimous judgement, the five-member bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, directed the central government to form within three months a trust which will build a temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.